Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Cl ugo Au Aug v by shorts m La the September delivery ry held hela the th local Joeal wheat market steady today notwithstanding standing lower cables and a continued absence of r rain iu In the northwest At the th close the price of the Deu option opton was practically ed Corn was un unchanged unchanged Unchanged changed Oats was as off IH aVic Provisions were iere unchanged to 2 c lower The wheat market opened d a trifle easier a ier l r because of a moderate mod decline at Liv stud and favorable weather for harvest harvesting ing lug the mt spring wheat crop in this thIS Prom From FrOh the commencement cop of the session however the September delivery delv r r was hi in good demand by b several influential trad traders traders ers and this thia started covering co by h lo ho lobal bal shorts Th market responded d to the thed demand d tal the tho September Sept delivery delhery advancing advancIng advancing ing c Other ther deliveries advanced In lesser r degree e Official prediction of rain throughout the sections of the spring wheat country assisted In creating a firm firmer er r tone Trading Wits was s quite active acU all aU day a thO last hour there thOre re was WIS consid considerable DUIng tt tt erable crable profit taking which resulted In declines In all al deliveries The market closed steady December opened c clower clower lower Jower at 7 t L advanced td to sc and closed at Liquidation tt of or September Sopt nb r holdings f had bad hada bada had hada a depressing effect in general on the corn market A decline of ot lo o e in tho the price of cash cah corn wad directly responsible for forthe forthe forthe the soiling selling pressure wa Indirectly cUy the prof profit profi it taking was due to the expectation of greatly i gre taking Uy increased in receipts re l ts o ot of corn from now on With the tho exception of the Sep lember option which was rather weak opton the market closed cosed steady at December Opened Ot unchanged to a t shade higher at 43 iC to sold between 43 c and and closed unchanged at 43 c cOb Oats Oitt Ob Wa easier on Helling by commis commission sion slot houses and an cash Interests 1 ter Decem Deeni December De em her ber o en d c lower at nt 30 3 c sold be between bet between tween t WE n and closed c off at 3 Provisions were wor steady on 01 a n ad advance advance adVance vance in tho the price of or live lve hogs Trading was wa very quiet qUiet At the th close cIOe l Septem September Sept t ber bet pork p rk was unchanged un Lard was was un unchanged unchanged changed and ribs wet were wet 2 56 lower The Th leading headIng fn futures ranged d an At follows 1 I Open I High I 1 Low I 1 Close Sept 70 bee 4 IIO 73 iIi I is iH 75 s I I 0 yn en j HI High h J Lw I Close B pt 46 47 iS Dec 43 3 43 43 ln 44 4 44 4 4 44 1 I Open I High I Low 1 cose Close Sept jt I 2 23 29 29 Dec 30 U 31 J 3 30 12 3 4 O 33 Ma Ia 13 3 1 bbl bbl J J Op Open I g C Sopt 1630 1690 1680 1690 Jan 13 1350 1350 1347 1350 tO m mI lbs I Open I gl J L Low w I Gose Sept 88 I 87 Oct I Oct 80 I 81 No Nov 1 7 Y 1 1 9 80 a 9 SHORT RI sP t 10 lb lbs I Op n I I Lw Low Close sept t St 88 Oct j 1 80 Ian L 72 7 jf 72 IW Cash t were as a follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 75 No 3 No 2 red 70 rc 70 49 Corn No o 2 No 2 3 yellow 2 2 No 2 white whit 32 3 No o 3 white 2 2 R eNo 2 65 Fair to choice n lUhS Flax FJ x S 1 10 n No 1 northwest northwestern n st stern stem ern em 11 Clover Contract grades gade 1200 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess Pork Per bbl 1690 10 lbs Ibs SS Sides SI Short clear boxed O I of or high wines 12 I 1 R nen Q Flour barrels Wheat heat bushels bushela o 79 Corn Cor bushels 2 O bushels 34 Rye bushels 30 Barley bushels 2101 60 |